Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-12-02

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la Plata-all the temperate zone Of South
America except Chili-will never compete
with us in manufactured goods. because
they have no facilities for mechanical in
dustry but at the present cost Of produc-
ton and transportation in the United States,
they must ultimately drive us out Of the
markets for provisions and breadstuffs. II
ocean steamers could load beef cattle at
$l2 a head and wheat at 60 cents a bushel
at Minneapolis and Denver. then we might
compete with them but with an area one
third the size Of the United States, only n
very small portion of which is incapable OF
production, an extensive system Of internal
navigation, the value Of which is enhanced
by the depth Of its rivers, supplemented by
a network Of railways, these nations pos
sess advantages surprising those of any
other countries on earth In climate. in
topography and resources they resemble
the United States. The pampas are similar
to the prairies of our West What our ge-
ographies Of today call the bleak and un-
inhabitable wastes Of Patagonia have de
veloped into the richest Of pastures The
pampas are Of rich, deep loan in the low
lands, and rise in mighty terraces to the
west where, upon the uplands, millions Of
cattle can be fed and sheltered The foot
hills Of the Andes are similar to the noun
tains of Colorado. and are practically unex-
plored In the north are thousands of
square miles of timber, and beyond is a
soil that will produce sugar, tobacco. coffee.
cotton and rice Within 1900 miles of Bue-
nos Ayres can he grown every plant known
to botanists, and nature has provided facil-
tiles for getting that growth to market with
a most generous hand
Where the rivers do not run. railroads
are being built, and on the first Of January.
1887, 1900 miles were under operation. with
contracts for extension amounting To fifty
million dollars. All the railways are either
owned by the government or subsidized by
it. Baldwin locomotives and Pullman cars
are in general use. 1t is expected that the
railway TO the northern boundary of the
republic will be opened by the end OF the
present year, and soon after two tracks
will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
thus saving 5000 miles Of ocean travel.
Then Buenos Ayres will be the metropolis
of South America, and all merchandise for
the Pacific must pass through its ports.
FIfty-seven steamers arrived each month
last year at Buenos Avres and Montevideo.
and there is direct line Of communication
with every important part of Europe. In
1889 the value Of the imports of Argentine
Republic and Uruguay reached the enor-
nous figure of Sl36. 600. 600
During the past p years the population
Of Argentine Republic has increased twice
as rapidly as that of the United States To
tempt immigrants the government has en-.
acted land laws even more liberal than our
own. Each head of a family is entitled "a
POO acres free, and as much more as he
desires to purchase, to a limit of 800 acres.
at - cents an acre or the settler NAV ac-
quire 1900 acres free after five years by
planting 200 acres to grain and "A acres 70
timber. Free transportation to place Of
location Is granted, taxes are exempted for
ten years, and money in sums not larger
than $1,000 is loaned for five years at six
per cent. The results of these benefcent
laws are conspicuous. In 1886 900, 600 acres
of wild land were ploughed and planted.
In 1884 Argentine Republic and Uruguay
imported cereals to the value of s. 500. 900.
This year the surplus product for export
amounts to over 100000. 900. Uruguay
produces 1900, 600 bushels Of wheat annu-
ally-an average of ten bushels per capita
Until recently, the chief source of wealth
was cattle and sheep In 1885 there were
1000, 600 sheep i'll the United States. -,
OOO,OOO IN Australia, and 100 00O, 600 in
the Argentine Republic. We have two
thirds of Il sheep to every inhabitant. while
Argentine Republic has % and Uruguay 40.
We have 40, 600, 600 horned cattle to A non
ulation of 10000, 900 these countries have
81, 1000, 600 10 population Of 4, 500. 900. In
Uruguay, with a population Of 500. 900,
there are 5000 900 head of cattle. %. 900.
600 sheep and 1000, 900 horses or sixty
head of stock TO every man. woman and
child. Fifteen million dollars are invested
in wire fences in Uruguay alone, and twice
that amount in Argentine Republic A COW
can he bought for 50, a common work horse
for s., sheep for 80 cents, and other stock
equally low. The Liebig Extract of Beef
company have 81, 900, 600 invested at FRAY
Bentos, Uruguay, where it consumes hall
million head of cattle year and paws a
dividend Of "a per cent. The London and
River Platte Frozen Neat company is be
coming us great commercial octopus ii.
the Standard Oil company, and is now send
ing 1000 carcasses a week to England on
refrigerator ships.
The annual appropriations for schools in
the Argentine Republic amount to $4,000,
900, or 5000 per pupil-a larger sum than
any other nation devotes Education is
compulsory, and y per cent Of the children
Of school age are enrolled. Not only are
the schools free, but books and apparatus
are furnished by the government. Teach.
ers are paid larger salaries than in the Unit.
ed States and are sent once year to a
teachers institute to be instructed in their
duties
Today Buenos Ayres, the capital of Ar
gentiue Republic a city as large as Boston
and of as great commercial Importance. is
growing faster than Minneapolis or Denver.
Five railroads radiate from it in different
directions l22 miles Of street RAILWAYS fur
nish conveyance telephones and electric
lights are in as general use as in New York
or Boston nine theatres are constantly
open, and several daily newspapers are
published. The banks of Buenos Avres
are larger in capital and volume of business
than those Of almost any city in the world.
and occupy palaces Of iron glass and mar
bic. The Bank Of the Province has paid
up capital of S37 900, 600, a circulation of
So, 600, 600, deposits amounting to $50
OOO, 600, and S67 ,0O0,0 OO Of loans and dis.
counts The National bank has capital
Of $2O, 100000 and pays a dividend Of %
per cent Montevideo, the capital and
chief city of Uruguay, has a population
of l25, 600, and is equally as far advanced
in modern metho Is as Buenos Ayres.
Jake sharp Reprieved.
Jacob Sharp wins in the appellate court,
and will not 20 TO Sing Sing at present if
ever, The decision Of the New York court
of appeals was given Tuesday reversing
the decision of Judge Barrett and that of
the supreme court special term and order
ing a new trial. The court was unanimous
and two opinions were presented. one nv